Handel's Messiah

The New Presbyterian Church Concert Choir, Professional Orchestra, and Soloists present the most popular and beloved oratorio ever written in the English language, Handel’s Messiah, on Sunday, December 14 at 2:00 p.m. The concert will be held at Pompano Beach High School, 600 NE 13th Ave. in Pompano Beach.   The Program will be directed by Steven Hammaker.  Tickets are not needed.  Admission is free – an offering will be taken. 

Along with the singing of the choir and soloists, the audience will be invited to sing along with the famous “Hallelujah” Chorus (music will be available).  Soloists will include Carrie Quarquesso, Philip and Caitlin Alongi, Emilia Acon, Gibson Dorce, Lloyd Reshard Jr., Michael Irvin, Orlando Valdes, and Maryann Webel.

Handel’s Messiah spans the whole redemptive message of Scripture:  the prophecy of Christ’s coming and His birth; His suffering and death; and His resurrection and eternal reign at the right hand of God. When Handel finished writing this great work in a space of only three weeks, he simply remarked, “I think God has visited me.”   Handel did revise parts of the oratorio at later times, but the bulk of the work remains as originally conceived.  It represents a high point of the Baroque period and has become an epic in oratorio literature and a masterpiece to the world today.